Re: [h-cost] OT: Nursing and menses
--- Susan B. Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah. I have a rather surprising number of friends who have childres 11 months apart. Friends of mine from childhood - a sister and brother - were actually born in the same year! Fiona in late January, and Fergus in December. Joannah. _ Sluggy.Net: The Sluggy Freelance Community! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: Nursing and menses
Quoting Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 11 Jan 2006, Marc Carlson wrote: I could have sworn that back in anthropology 101 they taught us that extended breastfeeding was used to make a woman less likely to get pregnant, not that it stopped menstruation. It does both. Breastfeeding temporarily stops ovulation, which in turn stops menstruation -- menstrual periods are a direct result of ovulation. You don't have periods without ovulating. *snippage* Breastfeeding doesn't always stop pregnancy, since when you start ovulating and having periods again, you ovulate first (before you've had your first period return). So you can get pregnant before your periods come back, and I know people who have done so (oops). It's generally advised not to rely on the lack of periods as absolute birth control; you can be assured of a delay, often a long one, but eventually you might hit it just as your ovaries get back in action. Yeah. I have a rather surprising number of friends who have childres 11 months apart. They forgot the cardinal rule -- you ovulate *before* that first period (generally) not afterwards! My grandmother was so irregular, she never knew when she was pregnant until she started growing out of her clothes! Susan - Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Tennessee Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: Nursing and menses
On the non-physical side, having a small child forever attatched to you makes it difficult to get the chance to get pregnant. Wendy --- On Wed 01/11, Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Robin Netherton [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:38:20 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: [h-cost] OT: Nursing and menses brOn Wed, 11 Jan 2006, Marc Carlson wrote:brbr I could have sworn that back in anthropology 101 they taught us thatbr extended breastfeeding was used to make a woman less likely to getbr pregnant, not that it stopped menstruation.brbrIt does both.brbrBreastfeeding temporarily stops ovulation, which in turn stopsbrmenstruation -- menstrual periods are a direct result of ovulation. Youbrdon't have periods without ovulating.brbr(It is possible to bleed without ovulation; this is considered abnormalbruterine bleeding and not menstruation, and sometimes looks similar butbrtypically does not follow the regular pattern of monthly periods.)brbr(The monthly bleeds that occur during cyclical hormone therapy or the usebrof oral contraception look like periods, but they're not. They're enforcedbrbleeds created by the adjustment of hormone dosage. They don't enter into brthis discussion, in any case.)brbrBreastfeeding doesn't always stop pregnancy, since when you startbrovulating and having periods again, you ovulate first (before you've hadbryour first period return). So you can get pregnant before your periodsbrcome back, and I know people who have done so (oops). It's generallybradvised not to rely on the lack of periods as absolute birth control; youbrcan be assured of a delay, often a long one, but eventually you might hitbrit just as your ovaries get back in action.brbr--Robinbrmedical editorbrbr___brh-costume mailing listbrh-costume@mail.indra.combrhttp://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costumebr ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: Nursing and menses
In a message dated 1/11/2006 11:38:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: could have sworn that back in anthropology 101 they taught us that extended breastfeeding was used to make a woman less likely to get pregnant, not that it stopped menstruation. The two kind of go together, don't they? However, when I was researching various behind closed doors topics, I found that breast feeding does delay onset of the cycle, and hence the possibility of pregnancy. Women were aware of this and sometimes used breast feeding deliberately to delay pregnancy. However, my sources said that how breast feeding delays onset of the cycle is not perfectly understood. Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: Nursing and menses
According to advice from La Leche League (breastfeeding support and promotion group), for breastfeeding to be really effective in holding off your cycles, you need to be nursing during the night. I considered night-weaning my toddler because we wanted to start trying for another, but I managed to get my cycle back after he cut back to just one overnight nursing session. My son night-weaned shortly afterwards anyway, but had taken 19.5 months for me to become fertile again. And then I had just one period before becoming pregnant again. :) ...eliz, list admin and mom to a 2.5 yr old and a 7-week old -- Children are made up of genetics, blind luck, and the stories you tell them. - The Flying Ks ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] OT: Nursing and menses
I remember that whenever my husband and I tried to start something, the baby would wake up, even though he/she was in the next room (and, yes, we were being very quiet. ESP at work. Built in birth control. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wendy Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 3:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] OT: Nursing and menses On the non-physical side, having a small child forever attatched to you makes it difficult to get the chance to get pregnant. Wendy --- On Wed 01/11, Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Robin Netherton [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:38:20 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: [h-cost] OT: Nursing and menses brOn Wed, 11 Jan 2006, Marc Carlson wrote:brbr I could have sworn that back in anthropology 101 they taught us thatbr extended breastfeeding was used to make a woman less likely to getbr pregnant, not that it stopped menstruation.brbrIt does both.brbrBreastfeeding temporarily stops ovulation, which in turn stopsbrmenstruation -- menstrual periods are a direct result of ovulation. Youbrdon't have periods without ovulating.brbr(It is possible to bleed without ovulation; this is considered abnormalbruterine bleeding and not menstruation, and sometimes looks similar butbrtypically does not follow the regular pattern of monthly periods.)brbr(The monthly bleeds that occur during cyclical hormone therapy or the usebrof oral contraception look like periods, but they're not. They're enforcedbrbleeds created by the adjustment of hormone dosage. They don't enter into brthis discussion, in any case.)brbrBreastfeeding doesn't always stop pregnancy, since when you startbrovulating and having periods again, you ovulate first (before you've hadbryour first period return). So you can get pregnant before your periodsbrcome back, and I know people who have done so (oops). It's generallybradvised not to rely on the lack of periods as absolute birth control; youbrcan be assured of a delay, often a long one, but eventually you might hitbrit just as your ovaries get back in action.brbr--Robinbrmedical editorbrbr___brh-costume mailing listbrh-costume@mail.indra.combrhttp://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h -costumebr ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
